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July 8, 2025 4:17 AM

We will define BRICS in new form under India’s chairmanship: PM Modi in Brazil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India would redefine the BRICS grouping under its upcoming chairmanship. Addressing the BRICS Summit in Brazil, PM Modi said, “Under India's BRICS Chairmanship, we will define BRICS in a new form. BRICS would mean ‘Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability.’” PM Modi affirmed that India would carry forward the spirit of people-centric progress during its leadership of the bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, Chin...

July 7, 2025 12:05 PM

BRICS demand wealthy nations fund global climate transition

Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations prepared to address the shared challenges of climate change on Monday, the final day of their summit in Rio de Janeiro, demanding that wealthy nations fund global mitigation of greenhouse emissions. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has touted the importance of the Global South in tackling global warming as he prepares to host the United Nations climate summit in November. Still, a joint statement from BRICS leaders released on Sunda...

July 7, 2025 4:10 AM

EAM Jaishankar meets Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, discusses bilateral cooperation

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Sunday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the 2025 BRICS Summit, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation among other key issues. “Good to meet with FM Sergey Lavrov of Russia on the sidelines of #BRICS2025. Discussed bilateral cooperation, West Asia, BRICS and SCO”, the EAM said in a post on X. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X, “Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and M...

July 7, 2025 4:11 AM

Good catching up with my friend: PM Modi meets South African President Ramaphosa

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, shortly before Ramaphosa backed his call for reform of the United Nations Security Council. “Good catching up with my friend, President Ramaphosa of South Africa,” PM Modi said in a post on X. Speaking at the summit, Ramaphosa backed the demand for reform, saying the Council “has become too rigid, too narrow and too disconnected from today’s multipo...

July 6, 2025 10:11 PM

BRICS nations urge advanced economies to scale up climate finance for developing countries

BRICS member nations have called on advanced economies and the international financial system to provide “substantial” financing to support climate mitigation efforts in developing economies. “We call on advanced economies and other relevant actors in the international financial system, as well as the private sector, to provide substantial finance for climate actions in developing countries, including by expanding concessional finance and increasing private capital mobilisation,” Financ...

July 6, 2025 9:17 PM

BRICS expands footprint, eyes stronger Global South cooperation under Brazil’s 2025 chairship

The BRICS grouping, which brings together major emerging economies, has continued to expand its global footprint, adding new members and partners while outlining ambitious plans to deepen cooperation across sectors under Brazil’s ongoing chairship in 2025. Originally coined as BRIC by Goldman Sachs in 2001 in its paper The World Needs Better Economic BRICs, the acronym referred to Brazil, Russia, India and China, which the firm projected would occupy larger shares of the global economy in the...

July 6, 2025 7:18 PM

PM Modi arrives at Rio Museum to attend BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday as he arrived to attend the 17th BRICS Leaders Summit. The Prime Minister will join other BRICS leaders to deliberate on global issues, including reforms in global governance, peace and security, multilateralism, artificial intelligence, climate change, global health, and economic challenges. This is PM Modi’s fourth visit to Brazil. After the tw...

July 6, 2025 3:09 AM

PM Modi leaves for Brazil after concluding “productive” Argentina visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed for Brazil on Saturday to attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, after wrapping up what he described as a “productive” two-day visit to Argentina. "My visit to Argentina has been a productive one. I am confident that our discussions will add significant momentum to our bilateral friendship and fulfil the strong potential that exists. I thank President Milei, the Government, and the people of Argentina for their warmth," the PM said in a post ...

April 4, 2025 1:04 PM

India calls on BRICS to boost climate cooperation, mobilize $1.3 trillion at 11th Environment Ministers’ meeting

India on Thursday called for collective leadership to advance the 2030 Climate Agenda—a comprehensive set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all UN member states in 2015, with a target completion date of 2030. Speaking at the 11th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Brasília, Brazil, the Indian delegation, led by Amandeep Garg, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), urged BRICS nations to strengthen climate financing ...

March 27, 2025 11:50 AM

10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue focuses on global issues and BRICS expansion

The 10th BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue took place on March 24-25 in Brasilia, bringing together policy planners from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, along with senior representatives from the expanded BRICS membership. “It provided a platform for discussions on a broad spectrum of global geopolitical and regional developments”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. The Indian delegation was led by Raghuram S, Joint Secretary (Policy Planning & Resea...